# Is "The Heart of a Goof" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Heart of a Goof by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1926) is identified by: First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 15 April 1926. UK Herbert Jenkins (April 1926) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition (1927) was retitled 'Divots.'

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 15 April 1926
- A collection of golf stories
- The US George H. Doran edition
- was published under the different title 'Divots' — the title is the distinguishing point
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 15 April 1926 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 15 April 1926. A collection of golf stories. The US George H. Doran edition (1927) was published under the different title 'Divots' — the title is the distinguishing point.

## Is this the true first?
UK Herbert Jenkins (April 1926) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition (1927) was retitled 'Divots.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Differing US and UK titles distinguish the issues; the UK first precedes the US by about a year.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Heart of a Goof* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-heart-of-a-goof
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.